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Field hockey state champs honored at pep rally

The Cape Henlopen DIAA state champion field hockey team was honored by the Cape student body Nov. 21. Shown in back are (l-r) Marcella Sabbagh, Taylor Smith, Rye Elliot, Anna Stancofski, Lee Lee Wilson; in middle are Cam Smith, Anna Harrington, Maci Long, Mel McCloy, Marlee Geppert, Mia Carulli, Madison Buchwald, Victoria Lockwood, Carly Truitt, Kaylie Truitt, Nicole Aikens and Jackie Cannon; and in front are Lori Ferguson, Katie Frederick, Darby Klopp, Jody Boyer, Lindsay Monigle, Alia Marshall, Annie Judge and Julie Heffernan. Not shown is Amanda Sponaugle. DAN COOK PHOTOS
Dan Cook
November 23, 2017
Cape all-state player Marcella Sabbagh, right, puts a move on Cape Principal Nikki Miller.
Cape’s Anna Harrington knocks down a high pass.
Cape attack Alia Marshall, right, battles for a loose ball with staff member Matthew McNaught.
Cape’s Darby Klopp pounds a drive toward the teacher cage.
Cape Principal Nikki Miller, right, moves in on defense while Cam Smith speeds to the staff goal.
Cape Assistant Principal Mike Dmiterchik shows off the DIAA state championship trophy.

The 2017 DIAA state champion field hockey team was honored in a schoolwide pep rally Nov. 21 in the Vikings’ gymnasium. The Cape drumline serenaded the students as they walked into the gym. The Cape Chorale sang the national anthem, and then Assistant Principal Mike Dmiterchik took the microphone as the pep rally emcee. He introduced the 2017 state champs and named the all-conference and all-state recipients. Other sports all-conference picks were introduced to the student body.

After the all-conference recognition was over, members of the Cape staff challenged the champs to a 10-minute floor hockey contest. The team won the DIAA state championship, but the staff got the better of them with a 2-1 score at the pep rally.

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Dan has worked for the Cape Gazette for more than 30 years as a photographer and reporter, covering high school sports and happenings around eastern Sussex County. He won a photography award from the National Newspaper Association, and numerous awards from the Maryland, Delaware, D.C. Press Association. A Delaware native, Dan graduated from Cape in 1972 and returned as a teacher and coach in the 1980s. He retired from the classroom in 2016. He was inducted into Cape High’s Legends Stadium in 2016. In his spare time, Dan enjoys spending time with his wife, two sons, grandchildren and dogs. 

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